Basically a new SOTN: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Launch Trailer
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Game is really good. Played it on Steam this summer. If you like post-SOTN Castlevania definitely play it!
It looks good! I honestly wouldn't have thought it was thaaat much like SOTN if not for that walk cycle and jump animation + ghosting it honestly looks traced to it.
Beat it on Gamepass. Really into it. I'll copy and paste my Backloggd review:
What a surprise! Really feels like a throwback to old Castlevania days. Great music, tight gameplay, and a story I can't follow because I'm an idiot.
It's a tad short, I believe I clocked in around 5.5 hours to clear it. Also, it's very easy. I think I died twice on one boss and never died again. The overhead swinging weapons are just way too good. Magic is also OP as hell.
But still, the tight gameplay and lovely visuals elevate it above other games in the genre for me. While short, I appreciate that sometimes. In and out in a weekend. Good stuff.
What a surprise! Really feels like a throwback to old Castlevania days. Great music, tight gameplay, and a story I can't follow because I'm an idiot.
It's a tad short, I believe I clocked in around 5.5 hours to clear it. Also, it's very easy. I think I died twice on one boss and never died again. The overhead swinging weapons are just way too good. Magic is also OP as hell.
But still, the tight gameplay and lovely visuals elevate it above other games in the genre for me. While short, I appreciate that sometimes. In and out in a weekend. Good stuff.
Nothing wrong with that!
I bought the Lodoss War Blu-ray set this past year. I watched the OVAs for the first time (they were good, not amazing IMO) but didn't dive into the TV series yet. Is it worth my time?
I found the TV show to be bleh and only ever seen that opinion of it. The intro song and animation is incredible though.
Almost every shot, the screen is vibrating. WHY!? I would have been sold if the screen didn't vibrate at the simplest of actions.
Been holding out for this to play on Switch since PC early access. Supposedly it has lots of slowdown and hitching in that version…ugh.
I liked the TV show at the time, but it was decades ago…not sure it holds up. It wasn't as good as the OVA's but it was serviceable. Legendary OP theme for the TV show though, remember loving that the most.
I liked the TV show at the time, but it was decades ago…not sure it holds up. It wasn't as good as the OVA's but it was serviceable. Legendary OP theme for the TV show though, remember loving that the most.
I tried it out on PC Game Pass but there was constant slowdown kicking in every thirty seconds or so that made it unplayable. Hopefully whatever the issue is gets fixed, because the game itself seemed neat and I love me some Lodoss War.
I had this issue. Was it a tutorial thing? It happened when I was having pop-ups.
Just tried this for a bit. Feels great to play! I have no knowledge of this universe though. My only reference is that old Dreamcast game, and I remember very little of it.
I had that game. I believe it's worth quite a bit now but I sold it like a year after I bought it. Darn.
Didn't it play sort of like Diablo?
I wouldn't compare it to SOTN aside the walk animation, the game is really short (even more than luna night), with barely any explorations and it's reaaaally easy! It's still good for a free game on gamepass but i was a bit disappointed honestly (did it on PC at release)
I liked luna night a lot from the same dev but this one was just passable to me
I liked luna night a lot from the same dev but this one was just passable to me
It continued past the tutorial for me (at least I think I was past it, I stopped having pop-ups). I thought it was a very awkward mechanic to highlight the tutorial as well, but it kept on going. Looking online, it seems like others are having the same issue. No idea what's causing it.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I recall. I was very little. The game scared me a bit back then... Now that I think about it, there was this thing where your character's footsteps were very noisy throughout.
I enjoyed it a lot! It isn't all that similar to SOTN other than comparably pleasant controls and cool capes, imo. More linear, less sprawling level design, and it's all in all fairly straightforward by comparison. Still great fun, however, and it certainly evokes the feeling of controlling Alucard.
Enjoying the game right now and I'm glad that I could immediately remap this, but wow that's a strange choice that just didn't feel right.
My impression of this and Touhou Luna Nights is that the devs would be better served playing to their strengths by making linear action games, since the Metroidvania trappings are just going through the motions, but they are quite nice looking and have some killer boss battles.
Yeah it looks great.
Still haven't started it yet as I wanted to rewatch the anime. But I will do so at some point soon.
Still haven't started it yet as I wanted to rewatch the anime. But I will do so at some point soon.
OVA is much better also the art and animation dives off a cliff for the TV series
This looks really good and I love Lodoss War. But I didn't really hit it off with Bloodstained, which was the last game in this genre I tried. I thought I would be fine with these types of games after Shantae but maybe it's not the genre for me :(
Yeah Bloodstained isn't very good. They really shouldn't have gone with a 2.5D look. Game looks horrible because of it. Monster design is abysmal too.
Thinking on getting it on Switch but the too easy and short game comments holding me back. Does it have much replayability?
You're the first post I recall reading to state this. Reading impressions here on Era is what got me to give it a shot.
Maybe it isn't me then! lol
No prob!
Let me know if you would have paid money for it. I don't have GP so if I want to play it I will have to pay on PS4 or Switch.
I guess pants weren't in the budget.
I honestly thought I was looking at SotN when the video started.
I honestly thought I was looking at SotN when the video started.
It's not as good as SotN but it is beautiful and I enjoyed it as a Lodoss fan.
I recommend everyone to check out the other game from the same developer which is even better, Touhou Luna Nights.
I recommend everyone to check out the other game from the same developer which is even better, Touhou Luna Nights.
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It's a design from an 80's high fantasy anime. If they tried to change her design people would probably riot. Haha.
Come to think of it. Does anyone know, has Deedlit ever had any other costume/outfit? I don't think she has.
Does it actually have leveling, equipment to swap out and different weapons? (The things that should make a Metroidvania and Metroidvania, but too often they're just Metroid-likes)